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Sunday, 13 January 2019

BBC News

• Airlander 10: World's longest aircraft groundedThe world's longest aircraft has been permanently grounded as developers prepare to start work on a new model.

ITV News

• Stansted welcomes 28 million passengers in busiest ever yearMore than 28 million passengers used Stansted Airport in 2018 - making it their busiest ever year.

The Guardian

• How millennials have put a spoke in the wheels of Britain’s bicycle shopsYoungsters say cycling is ’too scary’, bike sales are static and stores are closing, as highlighted by James Corden last week
• Beelines cycle network must change name over trademark conflictThe worker bee is Manchester’s civic symbol, the proud emblem of a city of industry.
• MoD sends planners to ministries over post-Brexit border fearsMilitary to assist government departments set to take brunt of no-deal chaos or backlog

The Scotsman

• Insight: Blame the wrong kind of trains for ScotRail woes’I have quite a stressful job, but the most stressful part of my day is travelling – and it should not be.”

The Telegraph

• Violent crime on rail network up 75 per cent as train operators urged to act against ticketless travellers [subscription]Violent crime on the rail network has soared by 75 per cent over the past five years with experts claiming a lack of ticket barriers at stations is helping to fuel lawlessness on trains.
• Capita C-charge contract at risk [subscription]mbattled outsourcer Capita is at risk of losing a contract worth up to £50m for managing London’s congestion charge zone as Transport for London (TfL) considers bringing the project in-house.
• HS2 could be built to carry thousands fewer passengers as part of attempts to keep it within £56 billion budget [subscription]S2 could be forced to slash the number of trains it runs on the line in a desperate bid to keep control over its £56 billion budget, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.

Times Online

• North of England should set own tax rates, says minister Jake Berry [subscription]Radical plans to create a department for the north of England able to levy its own taxes on 19m people, with devolved powers similar to those of Scotland, are being considered by the government, the Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry said last week.
• Fast-track Irish lorry lane at Calais will ensure we have no truck with BrexitThe French government plans to give Irish hauliers a dedicated traffic lane at Calais port to allow them to avoid any tailbacks of lorries from the UK in the event of no deal on Brexit.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Language campaigners in train station protests over lack of Welsh servicesCymdeithas yr Iaith has expressed concern over the availability of Welsh language services on the network

Manchester Evening News

• Northern Rail finds its weekend cancellations 'helpful' claims mayor Andy BurnhamNorthern accused of using dispute with staff to help bolster its week-day timetable

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Homegrown Leeds bus ’empire’ marks 50th anniversary with revival yearTHE NOSTALGIC ’rhubarb and custard’ coloured buses were a familiar sight on the streets of Leeds, across the country and internationally for decades.

Cambridge News

• 'This isn't Japan' says man furious about crowded St Ives busesNick Griffith uses the busway everyday to get to work but has had enough of the constant lack of space

Other Regional Press

• Letters: Sore heads and sad hearts at state of Colchester's busesIn October last year, Essex County Council made available a leaflet "Where to catch your bus in Colchester".
• Watch as work starts on Exeter's new £52m bus station and leisure centreTime lapse video shows the diggers have taken position and are demolishing car park
• Fresh fears raised by MSPs over delay to Glasgow Airport rail linkFRESH doubt over plans for a rail link to Glasgow Airport has been raised after the Transport Secretary failed to give a commitment it would go ahead.
• Aberdeen Airport acts against new drone threatAirport security experts in Aberdeen have stepped up measures to stop the threat of drones grounding flights.
• Northern boss explains the chaos involving schoolchildren at Ulverston train stationBOLTON'S train operator saw the largest increase in complaints per journey last year of any company in Britain.
• Flint Railway Station needs 'much-needed' investment says MP David HansonDAVID Hanson, MP for Delyn, pressed the minister for Transport in Parliament to call for investment in accessibility at Flint railway station.
• Rail users step up campaign for railway link reopeningA RAIL users’ group has stepped up the campaign for a direct Evesham to Birmingham railway link with a journey time of just one hour, through their response to a consultation.
• Farmers’ shock as Sizewell C road and rail links plans revealedSuffolk farmers fear their way of life might be under threat after plans Sizewell C published its infrastructure plans.

Other News Sources

• Cycle Winchester campaigners have been protesting over the removal of 15 bike racks in the city centreWINCHESTER cyclists have been protesting over the removal of 15 bike racks in the city centre.